Election Section
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, SEPT. 28
FILM
Loose Ends: “The Seventies” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Neal Stephenson introduces the third book in The Baroque Cycle, “The System of the World” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Micheline Aharonian Marcom introduces us to her historical novels of the Turkish genocide against Armenians in “Three Apples Fell from Heaven” and “The Daydreaming Boy” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
The Whole Note Poetry Series, with Charles Curtis Blackwell and Tim McKee at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093.
Poets Gone Wild open mic night, at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Creole Belles with Andrew Carrier at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Greg Lamboy debuts his new album in benefit concert, at 3 p.m., 5951 College Ave. at College Ave. Presbyterian Church, next to Dreyers. Admission free, donations will benefit the Friday Night Community Meal.
Dave LeFebre Horn Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jazz House Jam, hosted by Darrell Green and Geechy Taylor at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. www.thejazz-
house.com
Mark Murphy at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Wed. Cost is $10-$18. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, ensembles from Berkeley Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
California College of the Arts 2004 All-College Honors and Scholarship Awards Exhibition Reception at 6 p.m. 658-1224.
THEATER
“Wives” a gathering of the queens of Henry VIII at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., at Arch. Tickets are $15. 525-5625.
FILM
“Hidden Internment” and “Caught in Between: What to Call Home in Times of War” at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$25. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Performance Anxiety: “Paul McCarthy” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Vermeer in Bosnia” A talk by American art historian and writer Lawrence Wechsler, director of the New York University Institute for the Humanities, at 7 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $10. 642-9988.
Terry Gross, from National Public Radio, visits to sign copies of “All I Did Was Ask” at 12:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Gilles Kepel describes “The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West” at 7:30 p.m. at at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Carla Woody introduces “Standing Stark” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik, featuring Three Blind Mice, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082 www.starryplough.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert, with University Symphony Orchestra at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton, Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Red Archibald and the Internationals at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Salsa Caliente at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Saul Kaye Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Lunasa, Irish quintet, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Whiskey Brothers play old-time and bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Acoustic Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, SEPT. 30
FILM
Maurice Pialat: “Van Gough” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Fourth World and Folk Art” lecture by Nelson Graburn, professor of social cultural anthropology, UC Berkeley at noon at the Phoebe Hearst Museum, Bancroft at College. Admission $4. 643-7648. http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu
Rex Weyler describes “Greenpeace” at 1 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Toinette Lippe describes “Caught in the Act: Reflections on Being, Knowing and Doing” at 7:30 p.m. at at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Gypsy the Acid Drama Queen and Debra Grace Khattab, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985.
PB Kerr introduces “Children of the Lamp,” especially for young readers, at 1:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. Reservations required, email events@codysbooks.com
Bay Area Writing Project featuring teachers from Berkeley and Oakland who are also writers at 7:30 p.m. Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Camille Cusumano, editor, introduces “France, A Love Story: Women Write About the French Experience” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave at Rose, 843-3533.
MUSIC AND DANCE
National Ballet of Canada at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$68 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Tap Roots and New Growth: Cultivating World Music with the Slackers, The Phenomenauts and Teenage Harlots at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Austin Willacy, contemporary folk, Bread and Roses Community Night, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50-$16.50. 548-1761. www.freight
andsalvage.org
The Uptones, Berkeley’s 8-piece ska band, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Jazz Mine, string swing jazz quartet, at 6:30 p.m. at King Tsin Chinese Restaurant, 1699 Solano Ave. www.jazzmine.net
The Weary Boys, J. Byrd Hosch Trio at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Gini Wilson, solo piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Witches Brew at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
FRIDAY, OCT. 1
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Berkeley Arts Festival Opening and celebration of National Arts Day at 5 p.m. at Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery, 2324 Shattuck Ave. Exhibition includes woodcuts by Berkeley High Students and teachers. www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
“Search and Restore” with works by Clayton Bain, Carolyn Gareis, Vannie Keightley, Naomi Policoff and Dorothy Porter. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1652 Shattuck Ave. www.accigallery.com
THEATER
Aurora Theatre Company, “The Persians” runs through Oct. 10. Tickets are $28-$45. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep, “The Secret in the Wings” at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. until Oct. 17. Tickets are $10-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
California Shakespeare Theater, “All’s Well That Ends Well” Tues.-Fri. at 7:30 p.m., Sat at 8 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m. at the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater, through Oct. 10. Tickets are $13-$32. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
Impact Theatre, “Fluffy Bunnies in a Field of Daisies” a sexually-honest comedy, at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid, and runs Thurs. - Sat. through Oct. 2. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
National Theater of Greece, “Lysistrata” in Greek with English supertitles at 8 p.m. at the Clavin Simmons Theater, Oakland. Tickets are $35-$65. 866-468-3399.
Oakland Opera Theater “Akhnaten” an opera by Philip Glass, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. at 2 p.m. through Oct. 3 at Oakland Metro Theater, 201 Broadway, at 2nd St. Tickets are $18-$32, available on line at www.oaklandopera.org
Shakespeare in the Yard, “Notes From William, III” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m. at Sister Thea Memorial Theater, 920 Peralta St. West Oakland, through Oct. 17. Tickets are $5-$20. 208-5651.
Shotgun Players “Dog Act” Thurs. - Sun. at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through Oct. 10. Free admission with pass the hat donation after the show. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
TheatreFirst “Joe Egg” at 8 p.m. at Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Through Oct. 17. Tickets are $22. 436-5085.
Unscripted Theater Company, “The Short and the Long of It,” an improv theater experience, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph, through Oct. 2. Tickets are $7-$10. 415-869-5384. www.un-scripted.com
Woman’s Will, “Lord of the Flies” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m., at Eighth Street Studios, 2525 Eighth St., through Oct. 24. Every performance followed by a discussion on democracy, violence cessation, and preservation of just societies. Free, donations encouraged. 420-0813. www.womanswill.org
FILM
The Films of Roy Anderson: “Songs from the Second Floor” at 7 p.m. and Commercials and Shorts at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Evelyn C. White reads from the biography, “Alice Walker: A Life” at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library’s Community Room, 2090 Kittredge at Shattuck. Sponsored by the Berkeley Arts Festival and the Friends of the Library. 981-6100. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
7th International Juried Enamel Exhibition Slides and lecture with Katy Bergman Cassell at 7 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
Aron Ralston describes his decision to amputate part of his right arm to save his life in “Between a Rock and a Hard Place’ at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Francisco Goldman describes his new novel “The Divine Husband” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
National Ballet of Canada at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$68 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
“Mediavoid” by Shahrzad Dance Academy at 8 p.m. at the Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $12-$15. 215-2166. www.sdadance.org
Marcel Dronkers, soprano, at 8 p.m. at Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave., Ken-
sington. Tickets are $12-$15.
Oakstock Concert with Country Joe McDonald and Shana Morrison at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. in conjunction with the exhibit “California and the Vietnam Era” www.museum.ca.org
Jon Langford Ship and Pilot at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Moodswing Orchestra at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Last Band Standing at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10. 849-2568.
Dick Hindman Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
Jared Karol, singer-songwriter, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
The Toasters, New Blood Revival, Monkey at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Hakim, music of the Middle East and Arab diaspora at 7 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Temple, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland. Tickets are $65-$100. 415-218-1801. www.sheekimage.com
Reilly & Maloney, contemporary folk duo, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jackie Ryan Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Karrin Allyson at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $15-$18. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Natural Vibes, reggae, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Jason Webley, Dear Nora, Readyville, The Flying Marrows at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Mundaze at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, OCT. 2
CHILDREN
“Wild About Books” with Larry Kluger on cowboy roping and storytelling at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Richmond Art Center Members’ Showcase Reception from 3 to 6 p.m. at 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond. Slide lecture and artist talk with Tamara Scronce at 1:30 p.m. 620-6772. www.therichmondartcenter.org
Emeryville Art Exhibition featuring works of 100 artists and craftspeople in Emeryville. Exhibition open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 5603 Bay St. 652-6122. www.EmeryArts.org
THEATER
Ruben C. Gonzales “The Mes-
siah Complex: Rebelations of a Mad Mexican” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
FILM
The Films of Roy Anderson: “A Swedish Love Story” at 6:30 p.m. and “Giliap” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival with Robert Haas, Lawrence Ferlingheti, Pattiann Rogers, George Keithley, Lucille Lang Day, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and more from noon to 5 p.m. at Civic Center Park. 526-9105. www.poetryflash.org
Sarah Stewart and David Small introduce their new picture book for young readers “The Friend” at 10:30 a.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
National Ballet of Canada at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$68 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
“Mediavoid” by Shahrzad Dance Academy at 8 p.m. at the Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $12-$15. 215-2166. www.sdadance.org
The Whole Noyse, “From Shawm to Cornett” at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org
Four Seasons Concerts with Tai Murray, violin at 7:30 p.m. at Calvin Simmons Theater. Tickets are $25-$35. 601-7919. www.fourseasonsconcerts.com
New Millennium Strings performs Sibelius, Janacek, JS Bach, and Giuliani at 8 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 15 Santa Fe Ave., El Cerrito. Suggested donation $10-$15. 528-4633. www.newmillenniumstrings.org
Trinity Chamber Concert “Two Faces of Orpheus” with Franklin Lei, Renaissance lute and classical guitar, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. www.TrinityChamberConcerts.com
Dan Zemelman, solo jazz piano, at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. at Ashby. 604-1473.
Eve of Acapella: A Night of Female Voice, featuring Ya Elah at 8 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St., between 8th and 9th. Cost is $10-$20 sliding scale. 843-2787. www.studiorasa.org
Groundation, reggae classic and band originals at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Resistoleros, Eddie Haskells, Proud Flesh at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Old Blind Dogs at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Marcos Silva and Intersection at 8 p.m. at the Jazz-
school. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Samantha Raven, singer-songwriter, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Braziu, Nobody from Ipanema at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$12. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Tom Jonesing, The Sun Kings at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $15. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Danny Heines & Joey Blake at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $5-$10, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Macy Blackman Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Babyland, Pitch Black, Midnight Laser Beam at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.?
